Has anyone tried this? What products did you use and what were your results?

chupie

08-23-2013 03:51 PM

I have. And I continue to use it in various ways. It really works for me. I also believe it's principle of filling and sealing are probably why some find success with other techniques like scrunch and pump. I was going to do a video demonstrating how I interpreted this MAP method this weekend. I'll post a link here when it's finished.

curlypearl

08-23-2013 05:56 PM

I'd like to try this method but to be honest, I am finding it hard to understand what he is saying. Can someone give me the Cliff Notes version?

It would be appreciated! :wave:

wavydaze

08-23-2013 06:51 PM

This is 5 layers of products..... This kind of thing really irks me. Is it really necessary to use 5 layers of products? I really want this CG thing to work but I really don't have the money to keep spending like this. I don't understand why there aren't products out there that do the job of 5 layers... I understand 2 layers or even 3 but 5... come on. [/rant]

Corrina777

08-23-2013 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by wavydaze
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This is 5 layers of products..... This kind of thing really irks me. Is it really necessary to use 5 layers of products? I really want this CG thing to work but I really don't have the money to keep spending like this. I don't understand why there aren't products out there that do the job of 5 layers... I understand 2 layers or even 3 but 5... come on. [/rant]

I'm not sure where you see 5 layers of product. It's one product as a filler and a second product as a sealer (with leave-in).

kaykre

08-23-2013 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by wavydaze
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This is 5 layers of products..... This kind of thing really irks me. Is it really necessary to use 5 layers of products? I really want this CG thing to work but I really don't have the money to keep spending like this. I don't understand why there aren't products out there that do the job of 5 layers... I understand 2 layers or even 3 but 5... come on. [/rant]

I'm not sure where you see 5 layers of product. It's one product as a filler and a second product as a sealer (with leave-in).

This.

kaykre

08-23-2013 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by curlypearl
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I'd like to try this method but to be honest, I am finding it hard to understand what he is saying. Can someone give me the Cliff Notes version?

It would be appreciated! :wave:

I find his writing style kind of confusing too... I had to reread the article several times and I kept it open to refer to as I styled.

Here's what I did... :toothy10:

Standing upright, I squeezed out some water with my hands. I then raked in a nickel size of One Condition as a LI. I concentrated it in the bottom 3/4 of my hair but also raked from roots to ends after it was mostly in. I squeezed various sections. I then repeated this process with 2 pumps of B'Leave In.

I flipped my head over and scrunched with my hands a bit. I also ruffled my roots.

I then took a quarter size of gel (LALSG), rubbed it between my hands, put my hands in an open finger comb position, and squeezed the product from roots to ends in various places (basically gripping chunks between my fingers and scrunching together and upwards). I then took another quarter size of gel, grabbed all of my hair at once, and scrunched upwards. I continued scrunching the gel into my lengths upside down and leaning side to side.

I continued scrunching with my hands a lot. I then used a t shirt and scrunched and held sections for 15-20 seconds each. I did this upside working around my head, side to side, and upright.

I positioned my hair and clipped up my roots. I then divided my hair into 2 sections (left and right). I piled each side in the diffuser (while it was turned off) and diffused low heat low air for 2 minutes each. I did a small section in the back for about a minute then the roots and sides of my crown for an additional minute or so.

This is just how I interpreted it... I could be totally off.

chupie

08-23-2013 09:02 PM

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I just generally have taken to squeezing. Squeezing in my conditioner before rinsing out. Taking my leave in (SMCES of late) and raking it along the bottom portion of the length and squeezing along the shaft and then I scrunch a little.

THen take the filler (FSG, JCCC or JC RR, B'leave In, SSCEJ anything that would have been the second layer, just as always) and rake and squeeze along the length, but not much above the ears (he specifies that but for me it makes sense, that is my most porous and also where my wave is, I don't have a bunch of root curl), then scrunch a little to get wave going.

Then take my over gel (usually BRHG, but could be UDG or AA whatever you normally use as your "hold") and I again rake and squeeze along the shaft and you can go a little higher than where you started the filler, or all the way to the root if you have root wave or do your styling upside down (yes, that squeezes out the wave, but this seems to work) and then scrunch (Sometimes hand, sometimes towel, depending on how wet my hair is) until I get the wave as I like it. The wave comes back, it really does. Then diffuse as usual.

You can adapt this to what works for you. And, maybe if you have normal or low porosity, it may not work or work as well as another technique. But for me it does quite well. As I said, I think the mechanics are similar to why scrunch and pump works, or smastering. It evens distribution and also fills the shaft with a moisturizing filler so the shaft hangs on to that moisture better.

Now, You may also have to adjust by weight. Finer hair maybe needs light fillers like FSG or maybe use a spray gel if that works. Scott has also mentioned using a cream as filler, and mousse as the sealer, because it has some hold properties. Interestingly, the best benefit I have seen is easier to refresh, better second day hair. It just doesn't seem to take as much for me to regenerate definition.

It's honestly not totally different from what people in general do now. It's just a guideline to be extended and adjusted, maybe help you see how your hair behaves. Some of this is making sense to me because of the thread on here about moisture and conditioning. I finally get what the balance thing is about.

One last thought is that this may help frizz as you aren't immediately shoving the hair shaft up with product, pushing lighter fly-away hair up and away from its home. It gives you a chance to attach it to the pack with the squeezing along the shaft before you scrunch. I think it is also very similar to very wavy wavies or real curlies who take product and really smooth it down a whole clump of hair, actually pulling and elongating before they scrunch. They can do that because they have such strong patters. I think pulling as opposed to just squeezing down the shaft would be harder for a lot of us wavies to bounce back from, but I would guess this acts in a similar functional manner.

I think this technique may work a little more like molding and giving structure to our weaker wavy hair, with the gel cast as the same function of holding it there. I suspect second day hair is even better in some ways, because the filler/sealer method has kept the shaft more moisturized, hanging on to water. I will say, I have medium width (more on the fine than coarse side, but still medium) with medium density. I can probably hand a little more weight than some gossamer fine peeps. And yet I see a lot of fine hairs who can use stuff that no way can I use! KCCC, or gobs more product than I use.

So much of this still depends on experimentation. Finding what works for you. But this is another idea to try. Again, it's not so different than scrunch and pump, but just another method of distribution that may or may not work. I have found things out from trying it that definitely assist me in a better wave pattern.

I did this very thing this morning on second day hair, only wetting and rinsing the length because my crown was fine and I didn't want a whole wet head. I used SMCES as LI, CJPP (my first time using it) as filler and topped with BRHG. Help up awesome all day. The first pic was this morning and the second at the end of the day.

WavyRoo

08-23-2013 10:09 PM

So the 'squeezing' is where I get lost - I just can't visualize what that means. Post that vid, Chupie:)

chupie

08-23-2013 10:26 PM

I have to make it first! I just rake the filler through a section, downward from about ear level (top of ear) and then go back and gently squeeze down that section of hair too. Does that make sense?

wavydaze

08-23-2013 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Corrina777
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Originally Posted by wavydaze
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This is 5 layers of products..... This kind of thing really irks me. Is it really necessary to use 5 layers of products? I really want this CG thing to work but I really don't have the money to keep spending like this. I don't understand why there aren't products out there that do the job of 5 layers... I understand 2 layers or even 3 but 5... come on. [/rant]

I'm not sure where you see 5 layers of product. It's one product as a filler and a second product as a sealer (with leave-in).

^although is it 2 or 3, and 4 or 5? I went through it as a step by step

kaykre

08-24-2013 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Corrina777
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Originally Posted by wavydaze
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This is 5 layers of products..... This kind of thing really irks me. Is it really necessary to use 5 layers of products? I really want this CG thing to work but I really don't have the money to keep spending like this. I don't understand why there aren't products out there that do the job of 5 layers... I understand 2 layers or even 3 but 5... come on. [/rant]

I'm not sure where you see 5 layers of product. It's one product as a filler and a second product as a sealer (with leave-in).

^although is it 2 or 3, and 4 or 5? I went through it as a step by step

He just suggests products... LI, b'leave in, and gelebration are examples of fillers. The others are sealers. You're supposed to pick 1 filler + 1 sealer (though I did a LI then 1 of each). For example.. B'leave in + UDG.

Corrina777

08-24-2013 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by wavydaze
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Originally Posted by Corrina777
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Originally Posted by wavydaze
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This is 5 layers of products..... This kind of thing really irks me. Is it really necessary to use 5 layers of products? I really want this CG thing to work but I really don't have the money to keep spending like this. I don't understand why there aren't products out there that do the job of 5 layers... I understand 2 layers or even 3 but 5... come on. [/rant]

I'm not sure where you see 5 layers of product. It's one product as a filler and a second product as a sealer (with leave-in).

^although is it 2 or 3, and 4 or 5? I went through it as a step by step

Scott regularly works with both the Deva products and Jessicurl products, so he gives examples from each product line. He also expanded on this a bit during his FB Q&A to explain fillers vs sealers so that MAP can be applied with other products.

kaykre

08-24-2013 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by wavydaze
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Originally Posted by Corrina777
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I'm not sure where you see 5 layers of product. It's one product as a filler and a second product as a sealer (with leave-in).

^although is it 2 or 3, and 4 or 5? I went through it as a step by step

Scott regularly works with both the Deva products and Jessicurl products, so he gives examples from each product line. He also expanded on this a bit during his FB Q&A to explain fillers vs sealers so that MAP can be applied with other products.

Could you link me to the Q&A please? I'd love to read it but can't seem to find it.

^although is it 2 or 3, and 4 or 5? I went through it as a step by step

Scott regularly works with both the Deva products and Jessicurl products, so he gives examples from each product line. He also expanded on this a bit during his FB Q&A to explain fillers vs sealers so that MAP can be applied with other products.

Could you link me to the Q&A please? I'd love to read it but can't seem to find it.

Scott had two sessions, so there are two different threads for him. Two other stylists also have live Q&A threads, so there's ton's of useful info. And I believe Scott was also talking about creating a video. One of the other stylists posted a video for a method that looked really interesting. If you have the time, I would suggest reading through all four threads.

I also have to say that I get good results with this method- it's very similar to what I've been doing, but the small changes that I've made have led to huge improvements in results.

kaykre

08-24-2013 06:02 PM

Thanks!

chloe92us

08-24-2013 09:59 PM

His method is, essentially, what I've been doing for the past several months and having great results with.

I always cowash/poo then follow with a rich RO in the shower.
Usually I do not use a LI.
Always use a slimy curl enhancer ("filler")
followed by a gel ("sealer")

kaykre

08-24-2013 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by chloe92us
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His method is, essentially, what I've been doing for the past several months and having great results with.

I always cowash/poo then follow with a rich RO in the shower.
Usually I do not use a LI.
Always use a slimy curl enhancer ("filler")
followed by a gel ("sealer")

Do you find your hair ever gets dried out from skipping LI? Or does the rich RO take care of that?

chloe92us

08-25-2013 07:22 AM

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Do you find your hair ever gets dried out from skipping LI? Or does the rich RO take care of that?